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Member of Parliament Greg Kerr Announces Funding for Official Languages

CHURCH POINT, NS, Oct. 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament
(West Nova), on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of
Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced funding for
the Société acadienne de Clare (SAC) and the Fédération régionale des
arts et du patrimoine de la Baie Sainte-Marie.

"The Government of Canada is proud to invest in these organizations,
which contribute to the cultural vitality of the Acadian community,"
said Mr. Kerr. "By supporting these projects, we are delivering on our
commitment to support the development of official-language
communities."

This funding will enable the Société acadienne de Clare to continue
working on its plans to obtain a school-community centre for the
community. The SAC will prepare a conceptual layout for the community
space in the future centre, develop a management and governance plan,
and identify potential funding partners. Funding to the Fédération
régionale des arts et du patrimoine de la Baie Sainte-Marie will
support new activities during the Festival nocturne à la Baie that will
highlight the heritage of the region's agricultural sector.

"Our Government is proud to partner with organizations that are working
to enhance the identity and vitality of the Acadian and Francophone
communities of Nova Scotia," said Minister Glover. "English and French
are integral to our history, our identity and our future. It is
important to continue supporting all the things that have made Canada
the united, prosperous, and free country we know today."

"The Société acadienne de Clare thanks Canadian Heritage for its recent
contribution to the Planification - CSC en Clare project," said Diane
Besner, President of the SAC. "This project will allow the community to
determine exactly what the needs of the Acadian population of Clare
are, should a school-community centre be built in the Baie Sainte-Marie
area."

"We greatly appreciate this financial support from Canadian," said
Jocelyne Comeau, President of the Fédération régionale des arts et du
patrimoine de la Baie Sainte-Marie. "Thanks to this project, new
activities that touch on an important part of our heritage will be
offered to the public at the next Festival nocturne à la Baie."

The Government of Canada has provided total funding of $37,685 ($30,500
to the Société acadienne de Clare and $7,185 to the Fédération
régionale des arts et du patrimoine de la Baie Sainte-Marie) through
the Development of Official-Language Communities program. This program of the Department of Canadian Heritage aims to
foster the development of Canada's minority Anglophone and Francophone
communities and enable them to participate fully in all aspects of
Canadian life.